Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch will star in the movie that centres on a private military contractor who has to deliver the world's most wanted terrorist

The Sherlock actor is said to have agreed to star in the movie which will begin production in April in Morocco.

According to Variety the Sergei Bodrov directed thriller follows a private military contractor who is forced to personally escort one of the world’s most wanted terrorists over hostile terrain after his special forces team is ambushed and murdered.

The pair must then fight for survival against each other, as well as the insurgents and rival mercenaries hunting them.